Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones.
I must have read a review and put this on hold because I don't think I would have just picked it up on my own. I'm glad I read it though. I loved the way the book changed mid-stream and went from telling one girl's side of the story to the other: each girl, envious of the other, never truly appreciating what she had. Most of the characterizations were great, except Gwen, who I never really saw why she made the decisions she did.
I bet this would be a great book for a book club.
4 stars.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Book #31 in 2012
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens.
Annie O'Sullivan is kidnapped and held in a remote cabin for a year before escaping. The story is told through a series of visits with her psychiatrist.
Holy plot twist at the end, Batman!
5 stars.
Annie O'Sullivan is kidnapped and held in a remote cabin for a year before escaping. The story is told through a series of visits with her psychiatrist.
Holy plot twist at the end, Batman!
5 stars.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Book #30 in 2012
The Strangler by William Landay.
I wanted to love this book because Landay wrote Defending Jacob, which I thought was excellent.
While it wasn't "bad", it wasn't in the same class as DJ. I finished it, but probably wouldn't have if I didn't have faith in the author. Trimming a hundred pages or so would have improved the book, I think.
Set in 1960's Boston, during the time of the Boston Strangler murders, the book follows the lives of three brothers - Joe, the cop; Michael, a prosecutor; and Ricky, a thief. The books looks at the corruption on the police force and the Irish mob while telling the brothers' stories.
3 stars.
I wanted to love this book because Landay wrote Defending Jacob, which I thought was excellent.
While it wasn't "bad", it wasn't in the same class as DJ. I finished it, but probably wouldn't have if I didn't have faith in the author. Trimming a hundred pages or so would have improved the book, I think.
Set in 1960's Boston, during the time of the Boston Strangler murders, the book follows the lives of three brothers - Joe, the cop; Michael, a prosecutor; and Ricky, a thief. The books looks at the corruption on the police force and the Irish mob while telling the brothers' stories.
3 stars.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Book #29 in 2012 (Audio)
Big Boned by Meg Cabot. Read by Justine Eyre.
7 hours, 59 minutes.
Series continues to follow the life of Heather Wells, former pop-star, current New York College employee who finds herself, once again, in the middle of a murder investigation.
Good story, and I'm glad Heather and Cooper finally get together.
4 stars for what it is.
7 hours, 59 minutes.
Series continues to follow the life of Heather Wells, former pop-star, current New York College employee who finds herself, once again, in the middle of a murder investigation.
Good story, and I'm glad Heather and Cooper finally get together.
4 stars for what it is.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Book #28 in 2012
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner.
Ruth Saunders, orphaned and disfigured at age 3, is raised by her grandmother. Young Ruth spends so much of her youth in hospitals that tv shows become her friends. She grows up to be a writer and heads west, with Grandma in tow, to Hollywood.
Ruth learns the ropes and is thrilled to finally get the green-light on a show of her own...until the compromises start. Anyone who's ever had to produce something by committee can see where "Ruth's" show is headed.
4 stars as chick-lit.
Ruth Saunders, orphaned and disfigured at age 3, is raised by her grandmother. Young Ruth spends so much of her youth in hospitals that tv shows become her friends. She grows up to be a writer and heads west, with Grandma in tow, to Hollywood.
Ruth learns the ropes and is thrilled to finally get the green-light on a show of her own...until the compromises start. Anyone who's ever had to produce something by committee can see where "Ruth's" show is headed.
4 stars as chick-lit.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Book #27 in 2012
11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Latest in The Women's Murder Club series. Meh. Some interesting parts, but the whole "Lindsey is pregnant - yay!" was annoying. Also, there was so much build up and then it ended rather abruptly.
3 stars.
Latest in The Women's Murder Club series. Meh. Some interesting parts, but the whole "Lindsey is pregnant - yay!" was annoying. Also, there was so much build up and then it ended rather abruptly.
3 stars.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Book #26 in 2012
Till Death Do Us Purl by Anne Canadeo. A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery.
Cute enough story in the crafting mystery genre. The Black Sheep knitting group works together to find who murdered a newlywed chemist, while trying to clear the name of his knitting widow.
3.5 stars.
Cute enough story in the crafting mystery genre. The Black Sheep knitting group works together to find who murdered a newlywed chemist, while trying to clear the name of his knitting widow.
3.5 stars.
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